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Adventures in flipping a cell biology course Dr. Katie Shannon Biological Sciences Missouri S&T Flipped Fridays

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Flipped Fridays. Adventures in flipping a cell biology course Dr. Katie S hannon Biological Sciences Missouri S&T. What is flipping?. Instruction delivered outside of class Class time focused on problem-solving. http://www.knewton.com/flipped-classroom/. Cell Biology. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Adventures in flipping a cell biology courseDr. Katie Shannon

Biological Sciences Missouri S&T

Flipped Fridays

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What is flipping?Instruction delivered outside of classClass time focused on problem-solving

http://www.knewton.com/flipped-classroom/

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Cell BiologyRequired for Biological Sciences majors

Required for Chemical Engineering with Biochemical Engineering Emphasis

Required for Chemistry - Pre-medicine Emphasis

Sophomore level

Taught since 2007

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Why Flip Cell Bio?Students need to be able to apply knowledge,

not just memorize

How do we teach our students to think like scientists?

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How did I do it?eFellows grant Tier 2 awarded 2013 and

2014Recorded lectures in eStudio using CamtasiaBegan in summer, continued in FallTwice a week, two hours each dayRecorded, annotated, and edited videosPrepared short quiz for each FridayDeveloped a problem set for classes on

FridayPiloted Fall 2013Spring 2014 editing, evaluating, improving

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Flipped Friday ClassVideos and quiz were posted on Blackboard WedQuiz due by class time FridayStudents worked in groups on problem setI wandered, listened, answered questions,

assisted studentsClickers were used for students to collaborate on

answersResponses were shown, students discussed and

re-polledSimilar problems were given in homework and on

exams

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Evaluation

Evaluated students ability to answer ten questions that were the same both semesters

These ten questions were application or evaluation level

Similar questions were covered either during lecture in Spring 2013 or during Flipped Friday Fall 2013

No statistical difference between 9 out of 10 questions, students did better on one question

Did students perform better on higher-level homework questions in Fall 2013 compared to Spring 2013?

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Evaluation

Student performance on exams was not significantly different between the semesters

Did students perform better on exams in Fall 2013 compared to Spring 2013?

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Student Comments-Positive

I liked the consistent routine of each weekIt was very helpful when you walked around the

room to see if people had questionsI like being able to watch the lecture videos more

than onceGetting the opportunity of feedback and

explanation with the clicker quizzes is very helpfulI like the fact that some problems are challengingFun, easy way to work in groups and have a more

interesting classI learn more from online videos than from lecture

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Student Comments-Negative

I don’t like having to take extra time out of my day to watch the videos

I just don’t learn much in groupsLess effective than in class lectureIf it was shorter I would watch it more and

use it to study for the examI feel like I never actually know the way to

figure out a problem when I leave

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Student Evaluations

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Rate the ability of online Flipped Friday lectures to communicate the material effectively

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Student Evaluations

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Rate the usefulness of working on problems in class on Flipped Fridays as preparation for homework/test

questions

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Student Evaluations

0 1 2 3 or more02468

101214161820

How many times did you typically watch a videos, from the time it was posted until the exam?

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Kaltura Analytics

5-less than 10 10 to less 15 15 to 220

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Video length in Minutes

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Average View Drop Off (Percentage of Video Watched)

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Kaltura Analytics

Average Number of Plays FF 1 35FF 2 54FF 3 34FF 4 31FF 5 36FF 6 34FF 7 32FF 8 30FF 9 35FF 10 20FF 11 21

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Average Grade on Clicker Quizzes

_x0018_Frequency of video views70

72

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Always or UsuallySometimesRarelyNeverG

rade

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Lessons LearnedVideos must be short

Quiz is motivation for students to view videos

Not all students will watch videos

Most students watch videos once on Thursday

Watching videos helps their quiz grade

Having a schedule is helpful

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Benefits of Flipped Classroom

Active classroom on FridaysSelf-directed learningIncreases student-student interactionIncreases student-faculty interactionHigher level questions can be introduced in

setting where students can get helpStudents are able to practice the application

of knowledge

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How to improve?Editing

Strategic choice of topics

Keep students watching until the end

Student motivation

Students should rewatch before exams

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Spring 2014

_x0019_# online lecture viewings65

70

75

80

85

90

Exam Grades averaged by # online lecture viewings

0-56 to 910 or more

On the first exam this semester, students had problems with some material covered in Flipped Friday online lectures